Integration of Dirac equation in Riemannian spaces with five-dimensional group of motions

In the present article a classification of Riemannian spaces with five-dimensional group of motion is described from the point of view of a solution of the Dirac equation. A class of spaces is identified in which the Dirac equation does not admit a complete separation of variables, and exact solutions of the Dirac equation are obtained in these spaces by means of the method of noncommutative integration. Omsk State University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 24–28, August, 1997.     

Some classical solutions of the sourceless SO(4,1) gauge field equations

Some new classical solutions of the sourceless SO(4,1) gauge field equations are found by identifying the internal symmetry indices with the space-time indices as in the cases of the instanton or the meron solutions. This identification of the internal and the space-time indices takes the simplest form when the gauge field equation is expressed in (4,1) de Sitter space, which is conformal to the Minkowski space having the de Sitter group SO(4,1) as a group of motions. The form of the solutions is close to the de Sitter ‘plane wave’ solutions found recently, i.e. the solutions of the Klein-Gordon, Dirac and Maxwell-Proca equations in de Sitter space. The group theoretical structure of the new solutions is discussed and their relations to the Iwasawa decomposition of the non-compact semisimple group SO(4,1) are pointed out.     

Axial-vector anomalies and the index theorem in charged Schwarzschild and Taub-NUT spaces

The index theorem gives a topological expression for the excess of zero-eigenvalues of positive chirality over negative chirality solutions of the Dirac equation. These solutions are derived directly from the Dirac equation in charged Euclideanized Schwarzschild and Taub-NUT spaces, and the results are compared with the predictions of the index theorem.     

Dirac Field of Kaluza–Klein Theory in Weitzenböck Space

The Dirac equation in five-dimensional Weitzenbo;auck space is dervied. The effectof spin–spin interaction induced by torsion is revealed by use of the Diracequation in the weak-field situation. A comparison is made of the Dirac equationof Kaluza–Klein theory in three types of spaces. It is concluded that, from thepoint of view of simplicity, the Weitzenböck space is the most suitable one forestablishing Kaluza–Klein theory.     

Fermions on deformed thick branes

In this work we investigate the issue of fermion localization and resonances in (4,1)-deformed branes constructed with one scalar field coupled with gravity. Such models provide us branes with internal structures that turns the gravitational interaction more effective for fermions aside the brane, increasing their lifetime. The coupling between the scalar field and spinors is a necessary condition for fermions to be localized on such branes. After performing a chiral decomposition of the five-dimensional spinor we found resonances with both chiralities. The correspondence between the spectra for left and right chirality is guaranteed and Dirac fermions are realized on the brane.     

Kaluza-Klein theory and Dirac equation in higher dimensional Riemann-Cartan space

The higher dimensional Kaluza-Klein theory in Riemann-Cartan space is discussed. To clarify its implications, we investigate the simplest five-dimensional case of the theory in detail. The Einstein-like, Maxwell, and Dirac equations in four-dimensional space-time are obtained by reducing the corresponding five-dimensional field equations. The effect of spin-spin interaction induced by torsion is revealed by analyzing the Dirac equation in this case.     

Noncommutative Integration of the Dirac Equation in a Flat Space and in the de Sitter Space

Noncommutative integration of the Dirac massive and massless equations is performed in a four-dimensional flat space and in the de Sitter space of arbitrary signature. A new class of rigorous solutions of the Dirac equation is constructed in these spaces. The properties of the solutions obtained are examined.     

Dirac Oscillator in a Galilean Covariant Non-commutative Space

We study the Galilean Dirac oscillator in a non-commutative situation, with space-space and momentum-momentum non-commutativity. The wave equation is obtained via a ‘Galilean covariant’ approach, which consists in projecting the covariant equations from a (4,1)-dimensional manifold with light-cone coordinates, to a (3,1)-dimensional Galilean space-time. We obtain the exact wave functions and their energy levels for the plane and discuss the effects of non-commutativity.     

On the gyromagnetic ratio in the Kaluza-Klein theories and the Schuster-Blackett law

Pauli's five-dimensional Dirac equation in projective space, which results in an anomalous magnetic moment term in four dimensions, is related to the Schuster-Blackett law of the magnetic field of rotating bodies and to the recent results on the gyromagnetic ratio in Kaluza-Klein theories.     

An investigation of embeddings for spherically symmetric spacetimes into Einstein manifolds

Embeddings into higher dimensions are very important in the study of higher-dimensional theories of our Universe and in high-energy physics. Theorems which have been developed recently guarantee the existence of embeddings of pseudo-Riemannian manifolds into Einstein spaces and more general pseudo-Riemannian spaces. These results provide a technique that can be used to determine solutions for such embeddings. Here we consider local isometric embeddings of four-dimensional spherically symmetric spacetimes into five-dimensional Einstein manifolds. Difficulties in solving the five-dimensional equations for given four-dimensional spaces motivate us to investigate embedded spaces that admit bulks of a specific type. We show that the general Schwarzschild–de Sitter spacetime and Einstein Universe are the only spherically symmetric spacetimes that can be embedded into an Einstein space of a particular form, and we discuss their five-dimensional solutions.     

Some Problems of the Existence of Symmetry Spinor Operators for the Dirac Equation

Conditions necessary for the existence of a class of fields that can be used to construct the spinor symmetry operators for the Dirac equation in Riemannian space are specified in the present paper. The metrics of spaces with four-dimensional groups of motions in which these fields exist are indicated. A class of spaces is identified in which the Dirac equation admits no separation of variables within the framework of the definition adopted, but the algebra of symmetry of the Dirac equation satisfies the conditions of theorems of the noncommutative intergrability.     

Nonrelativistic Wave Equations with Gauge Fields

We illustrate a metric formulation of Galilean invariance by constructing wave equations with gauge fields. It consists of expressing nonrelativistic equations in a covariant form, but with a five-dimensional Riemannian manifold. First we use the tensorial expressions of electromagnetism to obtain the two Galilean limits of electromagnetism found previously by Le Bellac and Lévy-Leblond. Then we examine the nonrelativistic version of the linear Dirac wave equation. With an Abelian gauge field we find, in a weak field approximation, the Pauli equation as well as the spin—orbit interaction and a part reminiscent of the Darwin term. We also propose a generalized model involving the interaction of the Dirac field with a non-Abelian gauge field; the SU(2) Hamiltonian is given as an example.     

Duality in Off-Shell Electromagnetism

In this paper, we examine the Dirac monopole in the framework of Off-Shell Electromagnetism, the five-dimensional U(1) gauge theory associated with Stueckelberg–Schrodinger relativistic quantum theory. After reviewing the Dirac model in four dimensions, we show that the structure of the five-dimensional theory prevents a natural generaliza tion of the Dirac monopole, since the theory is not symmetric under duality transforma tions. It is shown that the duality symmetry can be restored by generalizing the electromagnetic field strength to an element of a Clifford algebra. Nevertheless, the generalized framework does not permit us to recover the phenomenological (or conventional) absence of magnetic monopoles.     

Geometric quantization of the five-dimensional Kepler problem

An extension of the Hurwitz transformation to a canonical transformation between phase spaces allows conversion of the five-dimensional Kepler problem into that of a constrained harmonic oscillator problem in eight dimensions. Thus a new regularization of the Kepler problem is established. Then, following Dirac, we quantize the extended phase space, imposing constraint conditions as superselection rules. In that way the interchangeability of the reduction and the quantization procedures is proved.     

Level spacing statistics for two-dimensional massless Dirac billiards

Classical-quantum correspondence has been an intriguing issue ever since quantum theory was proposed. The searching for signatures of classically nonintegrable dynamics in quantum systems comprises the interesting field of quantum chaos. In this short review, we shall go over recent efforts of extending the understanding of quantum chaos to relativistic cases. We shall focus on the level spacing statistics for two-dimensional massless Dirac billiards, i.e., particles confined in a closed region. We shall discuss the works for both the particle described by the massless Dirac equation(or Weyl equation)and the quasiparticle from graphene. Although the equations are the same, the boundary conditions are typically different,rendering distinct level spacing statistics.     

The electromagnetic coupling in Kemmer-Duffin-Petiau theory

We analyze the electromagnetic coupling in the Kemmer-Duffin-Petiau (KDP) equation. Since the KDP equation which describes spin-0 and spin-1 bosons is of Dirac type, we examine some analogies with and differences from the Dirac equation. The main difference with the Dirac equation is that the KDP equation contains redundant components. We will show that as a result certain interaction terms in the Hamilton form of the KDP equation do not have a physical meaning and will not affect the calculation of physical observables. We point out that a second order KDP equation derived by Kemmer as an analogy to the second order Dirac equation is of limited physical applicability as (i) it belongs to a class of second order equations which can be derived from the original KDP equation and (ii) it lacks a back-transformation which would allow one to obtain solutions of the KDP equation out of solutions of the second order equation.     

Energy-Levels Crossing and Radial Dirac Equation: Supersymmetry and Quasi-Parity Spectral Signatures

The (3+1)-dimensional Dirac equation with position dependent mass in 4-vector electromagnetic fields is considered. Using two over-simplified examples (the Dirac-Coulomb and Dirac-oscillator fields), we report energy-levels crossing as a spectral property or as an effect of the hidden supersymmetric quantum mechanical language and/or quasi-parity signatures. Under different settings of the related interactions’ way-of-coupling into Dirac equation, it is observed that the two ultimate/effective descendents, Dirac-Coulomb and Dirac-oscillator, exhibit different conditions on the energy-levels crossings.     

Noncommutative integration of the Dirac equation in Riemann spaces possessing a group of automorphisms

Applying the method of noncommutative integration for linear differential equations, we build exact solutions for the Dirac equation in 4-dimensional Riemann spaces, which have a 5-parameter group of automorphisms and where the Klein-Gordon and the Dirac equations are nonintegrable using the technique of complete separation of variables.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 43–46, September, 1991.     

Vanishing of the cosmological constant in non-Abelian Kaluza-Klein theories

We present a new approach to the unification of gravity and non-Abelian gauge fields in the framework of Kaluza-Klein theory. It consists in introducing a new connection on the (n + 4)-dimensional manifoldP (metrized principal fiber bundle). This connection is metrical, but with nonvanishing torsion. An enormous cosmological term in the Einstein equations vanishes due to this connection. The new connection simultaneously cancels Planck's mass term in the Dirac equation for the five-dimensional case. The usual interpretation of geodesic equations is still valid.     

Dark viscous fluid coupled with dark matter and future singularity

Motivated by Kerner and Man’s fermions tunneling method of dimension 4 black holes, in this paper, we further improve the analysis to investigate Hawking radiation of charged Dirac particles with spin 1/2 from general non-extremal rotating charged black holes with two parameters and a non-zero cosmological constant in minimal five-dimensional gauged supergravity. For space-times with different horizon topology and different dimensions, constructing a set of appropriate γ ^μ matrices for general covariant Dirac equation is an important technique for the fermion tunneling method. By introducing a set of appropriate matrices γ ^μ and employing the ansatz for the spin-up spinor field, we successfully recovered the tunneling probability of charged Dirac particles and the expected Hawking temperature of the black hole, which is exactly consistent with that obtained by other methods. Moreover, the fermion tunneling method can be directly applied to the other five-dimensional charged black holes, which strengthens the validity and power of the fermion tunneling method.